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The Latest re Free Rides to the Polls/Satellite Voting Offices (with colorful posters)
by janet jai 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hi, Neighbors and Friends, Here’s the latest information re Free Rides to the Polls/Satellite Voting Offices. Please distribute this list widely so that everyone who needs a ride to vote or to turn in their mail-in ballot knows how they can get one. I also want to alert people who requested a mail-in ballot but have not received one that this weekend (October 24 & 25) you can go to one of the satellite voting offices listed below and explain the situation, and they can re-issue you a mail-in ballot there. If you want, you can then fill out and turn in the ballot immediately. And I want to thank very much the people who responded to my earlier e-mail by volunteering to drive people to the polls/satellite offices. I have passed their info on to interested groups. Vote! jai Free Rides to the Polls/Satellite Voting Offices in Allegheny County (This information is provided as a public service by janet jai, MLA, Vision and Values, vision-and-values.com.) The African-American community is leading the way in providing free rides to the polls and satellite voting offices in Allegheny County. B-PEP (The Black Political Empowerment Project) started providing free rides for voters the first weekend the satellite offices were open. Other groups also geared up to provide free rides for voters. Details on all are below. 1. Roll to Polls: B-PEP (The Black Political Empowerment Project) provides voters anywhere in Allegheny County with free rides to the Elections Office downtown Mon-Fri, to the satellite voting offices on October 24 & 25, and to the polls on Election Day, November 3. To arrange a ride before Election Day, call 412-212-8775. On Election Day, call 412-434-0919 to arrange a ride. Here are B-PEP’s excellent COVID PROTECTION GUIDELINES: - Wear your mask, drivers and riders (no mask, no ride). - Sanitize your hands upon entering the car. - Sit only in the backseat passenger side for maximum distance. - Roll down your window for maximum airflow. - Sanitizing wipes will be provided to drivers upon request. - One rider per car or three per van. For personal safety, B-PEP also provides driver names to riders and rider names to drivers. Before getting into a car, make sure your driver has told you his/her name and knows your name. See B-PEP poster attached. 2. VEEEM Pittsburgh is a faith-based, nonpartisan community organization dedicated to increasing voter turnout in the Greater Pittsburgh area. They are offering: Free Rides To Cast Your Vote on Election Day, November 3 to voters anywhere in Allegheny County. To schedule a pick-up, call SD Transit, 412-242-1998. Please call 24 hours in advance. See VEEEM poster attached. 3. Take Action Mon Valley (www.tamv.org <http://www.tamv.org/>) is providing Allegheny County voters in the Mon Valley (McKeesport, Duquesne, Braddock, Rankin, West Mifflin, Clairton, Whitaker, etc.) with free rides via Lyft, Uber, or volunteer drivers to the Satellite Voting Office at CCAC South Campus in West Mifflin on October 24 & 25, and to the polls on Election Day, November 3. Call or text 412-440-8268 to request a ride. 4. The Black Vote Coalition provided safe, free, socially distant bus rides from Hill District senior hi-rises to the Hill District Voting Satellite Shop-N-Save on October 17 & 18. 5. Uber and Lyft are offering voters discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, November 3. Uber is offering 50% off roundtrip rides to and from the polls (up to $7 each trip or $14 for two trips). Using the code 2020VOTE, Lyft is offering 50% off one ride up to $10 to any polling location on Election Day. Cautions re both Covid and your physical safety: 1. When you arrange a ride with any of these groups, ask for their covid guidelines in advance to make sure you’re comfortable with them (see B-PEP’s excellent list above for guidance.). 2. No matter which group provides you with a free ride to the polls, they should tell you in advance the driver’s name and should provide the driver with your name. Then when a car arrives to take you to the polls, make sure the driver tells you his/her name and knows your name too. There are some bad actors out there. No one wants anyone getting into the wrong car, and no one wants anything to happen to the wonderful driver volunteers, most of whom are giving their time freely to make sure that everyone can vote. Some gentle reminders: Be patient when requesting or waiting for a ride. Don’t do anything to distract the driver during the ride. Thank your driver. Check on friends/neighbors who might need a ride to the polls. Let them know about these groups. Where and when you can vote over-the-counter OR drop off your voted mail-in ballot: Now through October 27, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, you can vote over-the-counter at the Elections Division Office, Room 601, County Office Building, 542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15219. You can also drop off your voted mail-in-ballot on the first or sixth floor of the County Office Building. Between October 27 and the end of the day on November 3, you can still drop off your voted mail-in ballot at the County Office Building but you cannot vote over-the-counter there. Over-the-counter Satellite Voting and Ballot Drop-Off Locations: Saturday, October 24 – 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, October 25 – 11 AM to 7 PM !!This weekend these satellite locations can also provide you with a mail-in ballot if you applied for one but did not receive it.!! County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Room 601, Downtown Pittsburgh, 15219 Boyce Park Ski Lodge, 790 Center Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 CCAC South, 1750 Clairton Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122 CCAC Allegheny, 845 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 North Park Ice Rink, 1200 Pearce Mill Road, Wexford, PA 15090 You can vote at your polling place on Election Day, November 3 between 7 am and 8 pm (but you CANNOT drop off a voted mail-in ballot at your polling place). Note: If you are in line at your polling place at 8 pm on Election Day, you must be allowed to vote.

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Appliance repair person
by Bradford Mumpower 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

I’m looking for a person how can repair a plug on a sewing machine for me. There seems to be a short or something in one of my machines plugs (it’s an industrial sewing machine). After some trouble shooting it does seem to be an electrical issue not a mechanical one. Does anyone have a person that they could recommend to take a look at this for me? Thanks! Brad 412-400-8241 Sent from my iPhone

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Daisy needs a home! call pet search in Washington, PA
by Susan Hudachek 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Daisy was an owner surrender to Pet Search in January 2018….she has been with us for over 2.5 years. Same sad story...owner moving and no time for her. Daisy can be wonderfully sweet in the right environment. She loves being around people and is always underfoot, but the love is on her terms. Picking her up, loving on her, brushing her, etc. is when she is ready. She is tolerant of both dogs and cats, but she’d would be much happier as an only pet. Daisy is 5 years old, spayed and current on vaccinations. Applications are available at petsearchpa.org | | | | | | | | | | | Pet Search Daisy was an owner surrender to Pet Search in January 2018….she has been with us for over 2.5 years. Same sad s... | | | 44You and 43 others5 Comments37 SharesLoveCommentShare | | | | Log into Facebook | Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. | | |

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Looking for a tiny apartment. studio to rent
by Bill 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hi, I’m looking for a small studio with a little kitchenette to rent weeks at a time if possible I’m also looking at Airbnb. Please let me know if you have a finished basement that you rent out with a small apartment and a kitchenette hopefully a washer in a dryer. Joanna Ppfgrinc(a)aol.com "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." — Mark Twain

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Print cartridges
by Benji Aluffie 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hi, We had a non profit for years pick up our used print cartridges. There is a service which pays for empty cartridges in bulk and this was used as a fund raiser. They have not been around since last December and I do not have a contact number. If anyone knows of a npo that has a similar program I have about 200 cartridges. Thanks David

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$450 Room to rent in shared house Available beginning of December
by Abi Hazlett 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hey all! We are looking for a third roommate to join us in our shared house in East Lib. Here's a quick description from our landlord, please reach out to her at the email below if you're interested. Thanks! Looking for a quiet, clean, and respectful housemate to share a spacious house with two other women in East Liberty. The shared living area includes a large kitchen (with dishwasher), living room, dining room, sun room, and back yard. Rent is $450 per month plus a third of the utilities. A minimum 6 month lease is required. We are within 2 minutes walking distance of 75 and 71B bus stops and 10-15 minutes walking distance of the busway, Target, Trader Joe's, Wholefoods etc. If you are interested in viewing the house and room or if you have any questions please email me at tamburino(a)gmail.com. Thank you.

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ISO GI for costume
by Sofia Sunseri 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

We are looking for a white key big girls size 12 and up. If you have one you would like to get rid of or sell let me know.

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Virtual Clay & Wine on October 30 with Union Project
by Sam Laffey 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

Join us for our first-ever virtual workshop! While we've begun to re-open some classes and workshops in the studio, we're still foregoing any offerings that include food and drink, for everyone's safety. But Clay & Wine has always been a favorite Friday night offering, so we're piloting this idea and we'll hope you come along for the ride :) Friday, October 30 6 - 8 pm Cost: $60/pair or $35/kit Spend Friday night with a virtual clay happy hour! Grab a buddy or a date for two hours of clay and wine. Join our instructor on a video call and learn a variety of hand-building techniques! Clay, tools, and firing costs are included in the fee. Each participant will be able to pick up a kit prior to the workshop and then bring their finished art back to be fired. This workshop is BYOB. To register for this workshop, you must complete the registration form on our website and submit payment online using a credit card. Your registration is not complete until payment is received. This workshop is for adults aged 21 and over. If you have questions, please contact Milo Berezin (412-363-4550 x242). Register now: https://unionproject.org/classes/virtual-clay-wine-october?key=Virtual+Clay… -- Sam Laffey (she/her) Writer + Designer Porter Loves www.porterloves.com *Hi. We’re Nathan and Sam.We are artists supporting local artists and creative small businesses, based in Swissvale, PA and working throughout the greater Pittsburgh region.*

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Halloween House Kit for Kids
by Lisa Harshbarger 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

Hello Neighbors, I am selling these Halloween House Kits for kids to paint and assemble. They are $15/each or 2 for $20. They come with tempera paint, glue, moss, rocks and all the wood pieces. We can arrange local pickup/drop off. Perfect for kids to paint & assemble! Email me if you're interested. Thank you, Lisa

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Fall Online Workshops at The Writing Studio
by Julie Albright 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

> The Writing Studio is offering online workshops this fall! If there’s a young writer in your home who would like to join us for a few fun hours of stories or poems, we have options for students in grades 3 through 8. And in collaboration with the wonderful artist-educator Alison Babusci, we’re offering workshops for writers who like to make visual art as well. Saturday Scavenger Stories (and one Sunday Scavenger Stories!): hunt around the house to find characters, settings, and plots Art + Writing: Double Scavenger Hunt: hunt for story inspiration AND materials for mixed-media collage Greener World Workshops: writing and art with recycled materials Check our website for descriptions of each workshop and the dates available in October and November. Or call with questions! https://www.writingstudiopgh.com/workshops.aspx <https://www.writingstudiopgh.com/workshops.aspx> 412-362-4714 Julie Albright, director The Writing Studio 153 S. Fairmount Street Pittsburgh PA 15206 412.362.4714 www.writingstudiopgh.com <https://www.writingstudiopgh.com/> <https://www.writingstudiopgh.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/writingstudiopgh/> <https://www.instagram.com/writingstudiopgh/>

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